The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-01
Daily Observations !!

down for visit Of a few hours. Capt
Thomas, with his immense st. Bernard
dogs is here to-day. He will give an en-
tertainment with his family next week.
10y Work has begun on the grading o.
Broadway Street. 1t can now be seer
what horrible nonsense it was to build
the street from twelve to eighteen inches
too high, with cinder, then have to cut il
down again. Mrs. j. III. Mackley
went to Columbus. .... Mrs. Jacob
Thompson passed through here on he1
way to her home in Columbus, to-day.
Capt. Baldridge sustained a fracture OF
the wrist this afternoon at the Presbyttr-
ian Church grounds. He was down in
the excavation for the foundation, and
attempted to jump out when he slipped
and fell, striking his wrist on the bank.
....Guy Ruff is still adding to his build
ings at the Tannery. A new brick smoke
stack is among the improvements.
The way Mr.. Horace Jones was showing
saw to-day at the Mission building,
promises good results. Mr.. Taylor,
the Minister on this circuit, colored Bap-
fist Church, called to-day. He is very
pleasant man. The weather was delight
fully cool tonight, and the prryer-meet-
ings and Camp meeting, are well attend
ed. Will Bundy and Sam Llewellyn
are in tonight attending meeting of the
Republican Executive Committee. .....
Henry Ward and wife went away on the
mail train, o. s., this morning. -. Benz
Trago jr.. came to-day to visit his parents.
Ben. is like the Dutchman's boy, she can
vip his own daddy" now.
THURSDAY Frost this morning, at
least so reliable parties inform U.s..
James Meacham has taken the contract
for putting up house for Mrs. George
Dever on the lot next her buildings on
Portsmouth Street. Two buildings will
be erected on this lot-but only one of
them at present. 49,. Friends here re-
ceiyed word that a little daughter of E.
w. Mitchell, of st. Joseph, Mo-, had been
accidentally shot, and badly hurt by some
boys shooting at a target. Charley
Goddard can boast the highest kite yet
this season, although the one sent up
from MOTIFS barber-shop day or two
ago went so far as TO be out of sight flom
the starting point =. Miss Emma Hen
sons Sunday School class had picnic to-
day at Petrea, going and coming in band
wagon. n....... Merch Swanson returned
home from Columbus. 49,. Mr.. and Mrs.
Judge Miller went to Washington G. HI.
-. The lawn fete held at Trago's to-
night was pleasant affair, and enjoyed
by goodly number of people. The air
was somewhat chilly, but more endura-
BILE than the oppressive heat. -. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. A. Higgins, of Coalton, are in
town to-day Country trade is liyen-
ing up little -. The Salvation Army
still has dozen or more faithful soldiers
on the march. .Hartinger has been
leading the Jones meetings for an even
ing or two. -. Robert Lynch is in a
dangerous condition, Inflammation hav-
ing set in. L. Jones is sinking
slowly. Capt. Thomas and family are
giving entertainments in Oak Hill this
week.
FRIDAY-Still cool. 49,. There came
near being two colored men less in town
to-day. John Gilmore and Dick Dowell
were digging a well on Robt. Wilson's
lot, and had made shot, and gone down
too soon after making it. One of them
was overcome by the bad air, the other
went down, and he. in turn, was over
come. Mr.. Horace Jones, brother of the
Major, was working on the Mission
Church, and hearing a noise, went over
and threw some water down, which re-
vived Dowell somewhat, and he was able
to place the rope around himself and be
drawn. out. Mr.. Jones went down and
brought Gilmore out. The latter was
much nearer overcome than Dowen. The
prompt action of Jones doubtless saved
the lives of the two men,. Maj. Jones
has been corresponding with. Rev. Wake
field regarding the purchase of the latter's
tent for Mission work. Wakefield got up
the scheme last winter or spring, of hav-
ing travelling temple of worship, and is
now we believe in Franklin County,.
"A part of the Cincinnati eXcursionists
returned, highly delighted with Rome
and Nero. The boys are plaguing
Silas Brookins about his horse running
away. Will Horton declares there was
perfect cloudssand shower of bread, cakes,
pies, gingerbread and watermelons fol-
lowing Silas' flying steed, and Horton
thought it was a genuine runaway. But
Silas says it keeps him about that busy
delivering his goods. Horton declares it
beat any time Santa Claus ever made.
SATURDAY.-A son of Mr.. Henry
Hughes of Franklin Township came near
getting summons to eternity this morn
ing. A pistol in the hands of one of the
boys was accidentally discharged, the bull
let striking his brother, Dan, we believe,
in the face, inflicting dangerous but
not fatal wound. There was an alarm
of fire this afternoon on the far side of
Jamestown, and the engine was taken
over, but the fire was put out before the
engine got there. The fire was small
blaze in the flue, at William Evans we
believe. 1t might be good thing for the
Exchange to inquire more particularly
the character of a fire before calling the
engine. A long run with that engine is
enough to kill a pair Of horses, and the
majority of the runs are made for moth
ing. There was an immense crowd at
the Fair Grounds tonight. There
are more young people in from the coun-
try this evening than have been in for
many day. wv. T. Price of Colum-
bus came down to-day to see his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Motz, who is sick.... james
Meacham began operations on the new
house for George Dever this morning..
I'VE learn that Uncle Billy Dever, of
Scioto Township, was considerably bruis-
ed few days ago, by a runaway team.
He had young horse hitched with an
older one. A man was driving, and Mr..
Deyer walking in front of the team. The
line broke, the driver fell out, and the
young horse jumping forward, the team
ran over the old gentleman We got